The White House released a status report today on its various open government initiatives. Highlights include the following:

FOIA. The White House reports that its efforts to increase responses to FOIA requests, improve proactive FOIA disclosures, and develop a better FOIA infrastructure have been successful and are continuing.

Open Government Initiative. The report gives an update on the administration's Open Government Initiative, which includes the Open Government Directive and agency Open Government plans.

Data.gov. The White House reports that Data.gov, it's two-year-old effort to put various agency data sets in one accessible location and on a single platform, has been successful and has yielded some innovative private initiatives to share information.

Transparency in Spending. The report updates on administration efforts to increase transparency in how it spends taxes.

Classified Information. The White House reports that it has revamped the process for classifying and declassifying government information, resulting in less unnecessary classifications and greater disclosure.

White House Information. The report updates on greater transparency in White House information, e.g., publicizing the daily schedule, tax returns, financial disclosure forms, and visitor logs, among other information.